Carolyn L. Rosenblatt, RN, Attorney

Carolyn Rosenblatt, RN, JD

Elder Care, Healthcare & Personal Injury Mediator | California
Age Related Disputes – Families & institutions
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Carolyn Rosenblatt is a mediator, registered nurse, and attorney with more than 45 years of combined experience in healthcare, law, and consulting. She specializes in helping families, individuals, and professionals resolve complex elder-focused disputes involving legal, healthcare, finances, and family conflicts.

With a background that includes 10 years in nursing, 27 years as an attorney, and over 15 years in consulting, Carolyn brings a rare combination of healthcare, legal, and aging expertise with communication skills to mediation.

She is a published author of numerous books and professional journal articles in the aging field, including Working With Aging Clients, A Guide for Lawyers, Business and Financial Professionals, American Bar Association, 2015.
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Unique Mediation Approach

Carolyn’s approach is grounded in both professional expertise and lived experience, allowing her to guide emotionally complex matters with clarity and compassion.

She provides:
• Compassionate, structured guidance during stressful situations
• Insight into both the healthcare system and legal process
• Strategies to reduce conflict and reach practical, peaceful solutions

In many cases, Carolyn works alongside a licensed psychologist (her long-time collaborator and husband) as a co-mediator—bringing an added layer of expertise in highly emotional conflicts and family dynamics issues related to aging.
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Professional Background

Carolyn began her career as a Registered Nurse, caring for over 10,000 patients across hospitals, nursing homes, and home health settings. She conducted thousands of in-home visits, gaining firsthand understanding of the challenges families face when caring for aging loved ones.

She later became a plaintiff’s attorney, practicing for over 25 years, representing injured individuals in:
• Litigation
• Arbitration
• Mediation
• Trial

Her transition into mediation was driven by a desire to provide a more effective, compassionate, and resolution-focused process, particularly in elder-related disputes where specialized expertise is critical.
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Consulting & Education

Through AgingInvestor.com, Carolyn provides:
• Consulting and training for wealth advisors
• Guidance on managing clients with diminished capacity
• Risk mitigation strategies for fiduciaries and professionals

She is a recognized advocate for:
• Elder abuse prevention
• Dementia prevention and healthy aging
• Competent assessment of elders’ decision-making for families and professionals
• Professional determination of diminished capacity and finances
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Approach & Philosophy

Carolyn is known for her ability to:
• Reduce emotional tension in high-conflict situations
• Help families navigate difficult decisions about aging loved ones
• Combine medical, legal, and human perspectives into practical solutions
• Helping families make enforceable agreements about elder related conflicts

Her goal is to help clients get unstuck from painful, sometimes long-standing fights and find practical solutions. These may include money and often include power struggles
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Personal

Carolyn is a senior triathlete and passionate advocate for healthy aging, bringing the same energy, discipline, and commitment to her work as she does to her personal pursuits.
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Areas of Mediation Practice